Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Denver → Reno via San Francisco: arrives on time 21%

  1. 09:43 DEN → 11:25 SFO
    UA 1506 · United · 2h 42m · 48% on time, 0.6% cancelled
  2. 47m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 12:12 SFO → 13:28 RNO
    UA 5707 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 16m · 65% on time, 0.8% cancelled

Total trip 4h 45m, scheduled departure to arrival (Reno is 1 h behind Denver). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection32%The first flight arrived more than 2 minutes late on 68% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 47m layover.
Arrives on time21%First flight not cancelled (0.6% are) × connection made (32%) × second flight not cancelled (0.8% are) and within 15 minutes (65%).
Total trip4h 45mDEN 09:43 to RNO 13:28, layover included

Tight connection: often missed. The first flight is late enough to miss it on more than 1 day in 4.

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.